Policy analysis for practice
eBook - PDF

Policy analysis for practice

Applying social policy

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Policy analysis for practice

Applying social policy

About this book

People who work in planning, management and service delivery in the public sector need to know how policy is translated into practice, what is happening, and whether a policy works.Policy analysis for practice introduces students and practitioners to the concepts, methods and techniques required to undertake the analysis and review of policy and its implementation. Focusing on developing understanding and skills for a growing area of practice, it combines material from public and social administration with examples and application to social policy and the social services.The book looks at ways to understand and analyse the main stages of the policy process: developing strategies, identifying aims, examining the situation, choosing methods, implementation and service delivery, and evaluating outcomes. It stresses throughout the role of policy analysis as a political, and not just a technical, activity.Policy analysis for practice is an original, thought-provoking text with a strong applied focus. It offers systematic, accessible coverage of wide-ranging literature, application to practical circumstances and the needs of people in the field anda direct relationship to vocational work in the management and administration of social services. It will be invaluable for students and practitioners in public policy, social policy and public sector management, in fields including central and local government, health and social care and the voluntary sector.

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Table of contents

  1. POLICY ANALYSIS FOR PRACTICE
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Notes on the author
  5. 1. The nature of policy analysis
  6. 2. The policy process
  7. 3. Strategic policy making
  8. 4. Aims, values and goals
  9. 5. Assessing the environment 1: qualitative interpretation
  10. 6. Assessing the environment 2: quantitative interpretation
  11. 7. Methods, constraints and resources
  12. 8. Selecting methods: value for money
  13. 9. Analysing implementation
  14. 10. The evaluation of policy
  15. Policy analysis: developing a checklist
  16. References
  17. Index